1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 44
New York State Senate · New York
James H. Donovan (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Albert J. Riley (D) by 39.8 points.
James H. DonovanRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.9%67,566
Albert J. RileyDemocrat
30.1%29,099
96,665 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET